Edward Basa

Procure supplier selection, rate negotiations, and bid evaluation process. Negotiate and execute contracts to support Global Air Freight for Retail and Franchise markets. Execute strategic sourcing processes leveraging senior leadership, project management, communication, analytical evaluations, and negotiation skills to produce successful outcomes.

Manage global logistics operations, including infrastructure and capacity planning in support of sourcing activities. Oversee supply chain and transportation-related services for 50+ sourcing countries feeding 13 distribution centers. Develop and implement short-term initiatives that improve supply chain efficiency and processes for global network operations – primarily air, ocean, and truck freight coordination into North America markets. Supervise team of direct and indirect reports implementing inbound supply chain network solutions to improve inventory turn times, meeting time-sensitive store deadlines. Conduct monthly performance meetings, ensure current and strategic goals are executed to plan, drive corrective action where appropriate, and service changes when required for 250 global trade routes. Leverage GT Nexus platform for ocean contract bids/track & trace shipments to provide product visibility through supply chain. Develop global risk assessment for key sourcing countries which includes risk mitigation strategies to minimize related risks for all primary origin and inbound destination air and ocean ports and rail lanes (US, Canada, and UK). Synergized capacity, demand, and production with the requisite number of assets based on business planning. Maintain high morale and encourage team spirit through continuous staff motivation, training, and development. Ensure technical and operational continuity and back-up within the department

Provide overall direction and daily management of inbound logistics functions. Ensure cost-effective and efficient delivery services of merchandise from production facilities across the globe to assigned distribution centers in North America market. Maintain a dynamic function to accommodate continued growth in business volume. Provide leadership, direction and facilitate integration activities across multiple functions to ensure successful project implementation and support. Monitor and report to Logistics management on the status of project efforts (including status reporting, budget tracking, key issues, etc.). Proactively manage risk and issues; and mitigation efforts as appropriate. Use innovative problem solving and critical thinking approaches to proactively solve a broad range of problems across initiatives. Encourage de-centralized decision-making within teams, but acts as escalation point when consensus decisions cannot be reached. Provide status reports, presentations and demonstrations to all levels of management both within Logistics and business partner groups. Develop and maintain positive relationships with logistics vendors and 3PL's at highlest level of integrity.

Manage 3rd party service providers based on quantitative performance metrics. Ensure ocean carrier’s and custom brokers perform to committed cycle times. Conduct 3rd party performance review meetings to ensure current and strategic goals are executed to plan. Represent Ocean Int’l Logistics on weekly DC/Brand calls to provide market update and Administer training to customers and key stakeholders in the Logistics arena. Identify opportunities to measure and improve Logistics and Vendor performance. Concentrate on product hand-off from Int’l Logistics to DC’s to ensure accurate forecasts and reliability within the supply chain. Manage priority PO’s as stipulated by Brand/GIS to meet required INDC date. Review 3rd party root cause analysis and generate actions plans to improve Supply Chain performance. Recommend service changes where needed. Monitored flow of freight throughout the supply chain to ensure on-time delivery of goods to distribution centers. Partner with origin logistics team to ensure global ocean network programs and initiatives are executed to plan. Point of contact for all GAP U.S. distribution centers related to exceptions, yard management, inbound flow, etc.

Developed and managed four direct reports within the General Accounts department. Supervised and was team lead for classification of products and clearance of freight for key clients. Set up new client information into company database system. Audit team members entry files to comply with customs regulations and standards prior to tenth day payment of duty. Interfaced with Ocean Carrier, Air forwarder, Custom, FDA/USDA to ensure cargo is expedited through supply chain. Compose and submit to proper channels letter of protests and reimbursement. Handle ocean/air brokerage & accounting for key clients. Monitor release of shipments through U.S Customs. Coordinate with domestic carrier’s pick-up and delivery of cargo from port or airline terminal to Consignee. Import specialist for two of the company’s major accounts, Orchard Supply Hardware and Birkenstock

studied in Int'l Business